Canadian Securities Institute

A national organization in Canada dedicated to providing educational courses to investors and financial sector workers. The CSI's most popular course is the CSC, which is required for registration as an investment advisor along with the CPH, but they offer more advanced courses, such the the CIM, which leads to the coveted FCSI, or Fellow of the Canadian Securities institute designation, as well as specialist courses, such as courses on options, futures, back office operations, etc. CSI is sponsored by the IDA and by CSA, and their employees, along with members of the RCMP's securities fraud division, receive discounts on course fees.